Shingle



. March 1930 w. A. SCHOLLMEYER 1,750,331

SHINGLE Fjiled Feb. 12. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR W am Mafch 11,1930. w. A. SCHOLLMEYER SHINGLE Filed Feb. 12, 1929 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 its Patented Mar. 11, 1930 WILLIAM .A. SOHOLLMEYEB, OF YONKERS, NEW YORKSHINGLE Application filed February 12, 1929. Serial No. 389,368.-

This invention relates to shingles and par-' tween or between theexposed portions thereof. These spaces provide channels for theadmission of air, rain or snow. I

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a shingle structure soconstructed and arranged that the shingles can be applied to a roof witha minimum amount of labor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shingle that is simpleand practical in construction, can be economically manufactured, and canbe laid with speed and accuracy.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical andeflicient clip for securing shingles in osition.

Further objects 0 the invention will appear from the followingspecification taken in connection with the drawings, which form a partof this application, and in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion ofa roof having secured thereto shingles constructed in accordance withthe invention;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing 1 the same type of shinglelaid in a difierent manner from that shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view illustrating the manner in which the shingles arecut from a blank or sheet of material;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a single shingle constructed in accordance withthe invention;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating the use of a shingleclip in securing the shingles in position; I

' Fig. 6 is a. view similar to Fig. 2 showing the shinglessecured byclips;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a portion of a shingle showing the clip securedin position thereon;

Fig. 8 is a view taken at rightangles to Fig.7; and

Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation taken substantially on line 9-9 of Fig.5. The invention involves several novel features. A shingle constructedin accordance with the invention has a greater transverse dimension atone end than at the other, the end having the greater transversedimension being provided with substantially parallel side edges. One ofthe side edgeshas an extension or tab projecting laterally therefrom. Inlaying the shingles they are placed side by side and the projecting tabengages and abuts against the parallel edge of the adjacent shingle,thus spacing the exposed portions of the parallel edges and simulatingthe appearance of a shingle roof. The end of the shingle having a lessertransverse dimension is preferably tapered and the shinglesmay be laidin such a way as to have rectangular exposed portions or hexagonalexposed portions.

Another feature of the invention involves the use of a clip adapted toaid in securing the shingles in position and to prevent the shinglesfrom blowing up from the roof and to prevent air channels beneath theshingles. The clip is secured to the laterally projecting tab and isprovided with tabs which extend beyond the upper and lower edges of thelaterally projecting tabs. The lower tab on the clip is adapted to bebent over or around the lower end of a portion of a shingle of the nextupper layer and the upper tab on the clip can be bent toward the roof toprevent or close air channels.

Further details of the invention will 'appear from the followingdescription.

In the form of'the invention illustrated in the drawings andparticularly in Fig. 4, there is shown a shingle having one end portion10 of greater transverse dimension than the other end portion 11. Theend portion 10 is rectangular in shape and has substantially parallelside edges 14 and 15. One of the edges 14 has a laterally projectingextension or tab 20 at the inner end thereof, the tab having an outeredge 21 parallel to the edges 14 mo and 15.

The end 11 of the shingle has tapered side edges 25 and 26, these edgesterminating at their inner ends at 27 and 28. the points 27 and 28 beingspaced inwardly from the parallel edges 14 and substantia\lly equaldistances. The outer edge 30 of the end portion 11 is flat and isparallel to the outer edge 31 of the other end portion 10. The shingleis so designed that the distance X between the edge 21 of the extensionand the point 27, plus the distance Y between the side edge 15 and thepoint 28, equals the width Z of the end of the shingle.

. Shingles of the form illustrated in Fig. 4 are cut from a strip orblank in the manner shown in Fig. 3 and it will be evident from theshowing in this figure that there is very little waste involved in thecutting of the shingles.

Fig. 1 shows a shingle roof laid with shingles having the form of theshingle illustrated in Fig. 4 and it will be "seen that the roof shownin Fig. 1 is laid in such a manner that the exposed portions of theshingles are rectangular.

In laying the roof illustrated in Fig. 1, the end portions 10 of theshingles in the lower layer are placed side by side on a straight line.The extension 21 of each shingle abuts against the parallel side 15 ofthe next adjacent shingle. The next row of shingles above the bottom rowis laid with the shingles staggered with respect to the shingles of thelower row. In other words, the center lines of the shingles in thesecond row will be alined with the spaces 35 between the end portions 10of the shingles of the lower row. The third row will then be staggeredin a similar manner with respect to the shingles of the second row. Itwill be noted that the shingles of the second, third, etc. rows areplaced over the shingles of the rows beneath, a sufiicient extent tocover the extensions 20 in the row beneath.

Fig. 2 illustrates a shingle roof also laid with shingles constructed asshown in Fig. 4,

but laid in such a manner as to expose, hexagonal portions of theshingles rather than rectangular portions thereof. In laying the roofillustrated in Fig. 2, the shingles are inverted or have the endportions 11 extending downwardly.

In the roof shown in Fig. 2, the extensions 20 serve to space adjacentshingles in the same manner as in Fig. 1. In order to lay the roof shownin Fig. 2, the shingles in the lower row are placed side by side,beingspaced apart by the extensions 20 and having the ends 11 projectingdownwardly. It will be seen that three-sided spaces are formed betweenthe downwardly projecting ends 11 of the lower row of shingles. Thesecond row of shingles is laid in such a way that the downwardlyextending ends 11 are positioned above the spaces 40 formed between theends 11 of the lower row. In other words, the shingles in the second roware staggered with respect to the shingles of the lower row. It will beseen that the ends 11 of the shingles of the second row cover portionsof the upper ends 10 of the shingles of the lower row and that theportions of the upper ends 10 which are exposed in conjunction with theportions 11 of the lower row of shingles, form an hexagonal figure. Thethird row of shingles is alined with the first row and is staggered withrespect to the second row.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that when the shingleshaving the construction illustrated in Fig. 4 are laid with theirrectangular ends projecting downwardly, and the shingles in successiverows staggered, the exposed portions will be rectangular in shape. Onthe other hand, if the shingles are laid as shown in Fig. 2, with thetapered portions 11 projecting downwardly and with successive rowsstaggered, the exposed portions will be hexagonal in shape. In bothcases the extensions 20 serve to accurately space and position theshingles.

Figs. 5 to 9 inclusive illustrate the use of a clip C for securing theshingles in position and closing air channels. The clip C is formed froma flat piece of material, preferably non-rustable metal, such as copper.The clip has a body portion provided with end tabs 46 and 47. The bodyportion has substantially the same transverse and longitudinaldimensions as the corresponding dimensions of the extension 20 formed onthe shingle, and the tabs 46 and 47 extend beyond the ends of theextension when the clip is secured in position thereon. The clip may besecured in any suitable manner and in the form of the invention shown,tabs 50 and 51 are punched out of the body portion 45 and are pointed soas to pierce and extend through the extension 20. After the tabs 50 and51 are punched through the extension 20, they are bent back against theback surface of the extension, as shown in Fig. 8.

The clip C also has formed thereon a laterally projecting tab 54 havingan opening 55 therein for receiving a nail or other securing means forthe shingle. The tabs 46 and 47 are used to hold down the shingles ofthe succeeding upper rows and are also used to close air channels formedbetween the shingles.

Fig. 5 illustrates the form of roof shown in Fig. 1 and also shows theuse of the clips C to hold down the lower ends of the shingles of thesucceeding upper layers. It will be seen that the clips C carried by theextensions 20 of the shingles in the lower row have their tabs 47 bentaround the lower ends 10 of the shingles in the next upper row or second"row. Furthermore. the clips 46 are preferably bent downwardly againstthe roof to prevent the passage of air, although the extensions 20 closethe air channels between the edges of adjacent shingles.

In Fig. 6 the shingles are inverted as shown in Fig. 2 and in this casethe tabs 46 are bent around the lower tapered ends 11 of the shingles ofthe next upper row. In other words, the lugs 46 carried by theextensions 20 of the lower rowof shingles are bent around the edges 30of the ends 11 of the next upper row. Again, the tabs 46 carried by theextensions 20 of the second row of shingles are bent around the lowerends 30 of the end portions 11 of the next upper or third row ofshingles.

The tabs 54 of each; shingle extend over the adjacent portions of thenext adjacent shingle and a single nail driven through the opening 55and tab 54 will secure both edges of the adjacent shingles in position.

From the foregoing description of the use of the clip C it willbe'evident that the clips, by reason of the tabs 46 and 47, materiallyassist in holding down the exposed portions of the shingles and alsoincrease the speed am?i accuracy with which the shingles can be laiAlthough certain specific embodiments of the invention have beenparticularly shown and described, it will be understood that theinventionis capable of modification and that changes in the constructionand in the arrangement of the various cooperating parts may be madewithout departing from the spirit or scope of theinvention,as expressedin the following claims.

WhatIclaim is:

the side edges ofthe rectangular portion of the shingle, one of the sideedges of the rectangular end portion having an extension extendinglaterally therefrom adapted ,to mount a securing clip.

6. A roof comprising a pluralit' of shingles, each having one endtapereand the other end provided with substantially straight parallel sides,one straight side of each shingle having alateral extension engaging theother straight side of the other shingle whereby the adjacent straightsides of adjacent shingles will be spaced from each other, saidextension being adapted to mount a securing clip for engagement with anadjacent shingle.

WILLIAM A. SOHOLLMEYER.

1..A shingle having one end tapered in width and having substantiallyparallel side edges at the other-end, and a tab projecting laterallybeyond one of the parallel edges and located at the inner end thereof,said tab I being adapted to mount a securing clip.

2. A shingle having a straight side havin a lateral extension, and aclip secured to sai extension, said clip having a portion proj ect inglaterally beyond the extension and having end tabs extendingsubstantially paralto the longitudinal center line of the shin le, oneof the tabs extending beyond the outhne of the shingle.

4. A shingle having a straight side having an integral lateralextension, and a clip secured to saidextension, said clip having aportion projecting laterally beyond the extension and having end tabsextending sub stantiall parallel to the longitudinal center line of t eshingle.

'lel to the longitudinal center line of the A A shingle having parallelend edges, A i

